Toy Story玩具的故事

Step into a toy store. On your left， there are action figures1 and toy cars. Onyour right， you see craft kits2 and dolls.

走进一家玩具店。在你的左边，有可动人偶和玩具车。在你的右边，你可以看到手工材料包和洋娃娃。

Many stores put“boy”toys in one place. They put“girl”toys in another. Theydo this based on stereotypes3. A stereotype is an untrue belief about people orthings. Stereotypes are often unfair. For example， someone might say toy cars areonly for boys. They might say dolls are only for girls. These are stereotypes aboutgender 4. They are not facts.

许多商店把“男孩”玩具放在一个地方，把“女孩”玩具放在另一个地方。他们这样做是基于刻板印象。刻板印象是对人或事的不真实的看法。刻板印象往往是不公平的。例如，有人可能会说玩具车只适合男孩。他们可能会说洋娃娃只适合女孩。这些都是关于性别的刻板印象。它们并不是事实。

Many people are taking a stand against gender stereotypes in toys. They supportsome companies’move to mix up toys. They say kids should be able to choose whatthey want to play with. It is healthy for kids to play with many types of things.

许多人反对玩具中的性别刻板印象。他们支持一些公司把玩具混在一起的做法。他们说孩子们应该能够选择他们想玩的东西。对孩子来说，玩多种类型的东西是健康的。

Others think toys should still be sorted by gender. They say that makeschoosing toys easier. It is good for toy stores.

其他人则认为玩具仍应按性别分类。他们说这样更容易选择玩具。这对玩具商店有好处。

What do you think？ Should toys on store shelves be separated into girl toys andboy toys？

你怎么看？商店货架上的玩具应该分为女孩玩具和男孩玩具吗？

Here， two kids share their views about this matter.

有两个孩子分享了他们对此事的看法。

“Yes.”

“应该。”

“Stores should continue to separate toys aimed at boys from those aimed atgirls. It is helpful. It makes a store more organized. For kids， it’s easier to find whatyou are looking for. Say you’re looking for a superhero toy. You know not to look inthe doll section5. You can find the toy more quickly. Boys and girls can still getwhatever toy they want. If a girl is looking for a Barbie doll， she will know where tofind it. No one is telling her not to play with it.”

“商店应该继续把针对男孩的玩具和针对女孩的玩具分开。这很有帮助。这会让商店更有条理。对孩子来说，更容易找到想要的东西。比如说你在找超级英雄的玩具。你知道不要在洋娃娃区找。你可以更快地找到玩具。男孩和女孩仍然可以买到他们想要的任何玩具。如果女孩在找一个芭比娃娃，她会知道在哪里可以找到。没有人告诉她不要玩它。”

“No.”

“不应该。”

“Toy stores should not sort toys by gender. A toy is a toy！ A girl might want toplay with a‘boy’toy. Who cares？ It’s just a toy！ Companies don’t care about you.They care about making money. Sometimes， kids just pretend to like something.They do this to try to fit into a mold6. It’s not healthy for kids to grow up trying tobe someone else. Kids should try everything！ If they don’t， they might miss out ona hobby， or even a future job. Let’s let all kids be themselves.”

“玩具店不应该按性别对玩具进行分类。玩具就是玩具！女孩可能想玩‘男孩’的玩具。谁在乎？这只是一个玩具！公司不在乎你。他们在乎赚钱。有时候，孩子们只是假装喜欢什么。他们这样做是为了随大流。孩子们在成长过程中试图模仿别人是不健康的。孩子们应该尝试一切！如果他们不这样做，他们可能会错过一个爱好，甚至是未来的工作。让我们让所有的孩子都做自己吧。”

（英语原文选自：timeforkids.com）

Discussion 议一议：

Should storesseparate toysby gender？ And why？ 你认为商店应该按性别区分玩具吗？为什么？